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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana football program announced on Tuesday afternoon it has agreed to a home-and-home series with Virginia in 2017 and 2018. IU will travel to Charlottesville, Va., on Sept. 9, 2017, and will host the Cavaliers on Sept. 8, 2018.

BTN’s 2015 primetime football schedule will feature the conference’s 2014 West Division Champion Wisconsin Badgers, Cotton Bowl Champion Michigan State and Michigan in its first year under new head coach Jim Harbaugh.

The Big Ten has released a breakdown of conference opponents for the 2016 women’s basketball season. All 14 Big Ten teams will play a 18-game conference schedule, playing five teams both home and away and eight teams just one time.

BTN will televise a record number of men’s conference basketball games this season. The slate features 77 conference matchups, including 10 straight weeks of “Super Wednesdays” and five Big Ten Tournament games for the first time in BTN history.

The Big Ten recently unveiled what its 2014 men’s basketball tourney bracket will look like going forward now that the conference has 14 teams. The format will feature a double-bye for the top four seeds.

BTN Live released the new format for the Big Ten men’s and women’s tourneys on Thursday night. Now that the conference boasts 14 teams with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers, the events will start a day earlier and run Wednesday-Sunday. This year’s women’s tourney will be March 4-8, and the men’s March 11-15. See the brackets in this post.

The Big Ten Conference has announced dates and matchups for the conference’s 2014-2015 men’s basketball season. What games catch your eyes right away? Scroll through the list below to see all of the conference games listed, or click on your school’s name below to see the 2014-15 conference schedule.

The Big Ten Conference announced dates and matchups for the Big Ten women’s basketball 2014-2015 season. Scroll through the list below to see all of the conference games listed, or click on a school name to go to the school page where each team’s conference schedule is posted.

Ohio State’s men’s basketball team will kick off Big Ten play with a matchup against Iowa on Dec. 30 in Columbus. The Buckeyes will face Big Ten rival Michigan twice this season, with the first matchup on Jan. 13 at home, and the second on Feb. 22 in Ann Arbor. Thad Matta’s team will close out the Big Ten season against Wisconsin on March 8 in Columbus.

Wisconsin, the 2014-15 preseason Big Ten favorite, will have plenty of must-see games on its conference schedule this year, including a Jan. 24 matchup against defending Big Ten champion Michigan. The Badgers will be tested in a huge conference showdown when Tom Izzo’s Michigan State team travels to Madison on March 1. Bo Ryan’s team will close out the Big Ten slate vs. Ohio State on March 8 at Value City Arena.

Big Ten newcomer Rutgers will be welcomed to the conference with a challenging, yet entertaining schedule. The Scarlet Knights will make their Big Ten debut on Dec. 30 against Northwestern. Eddie Jordan’s club will take on fellow Big Ten newcomer Maryland twice, with the first matchup on Jan. 14 in College Park, and the second on March 3 in Piscataway. Rutgers will close out the Big ten season at Michigan on March 7.

Penn State’s 2014-15 schedule is filled with plenty of big-time matchups. The Nittany Lions will kick off the conference season with a matchup against preseason Big Ten favorite Wisconsin on New Year’s Eve. Penn State will host defending Big Ten champion Michigan in its Big Ten home opener on Jan. 6, and it will complete the conference schedule with a road matchup against Minnesota on March 8.

Second-year coach Richard Pitino and Minnesota feature an exciting conference slate. The Gophers kick off Big Ten play on New Year’s Eve with a showdown vs. Purdue in West Lafayette. Minnesota will square off against Big Ten favorite Wisconsin twice this season, with the first matchup set to be played on Feb. 21 in Madison, and the second on March 5 at the Kohl Center.

The defending Big Ten Tournament champions have a loaded 2014-15 conference schedule. Michigan State will kick off Big Ten action with a matchup against newcomer Maryland on Dec. 30 at the Breslin Center. The Spartans take on in-state rival Michigan twice this season, with the first matchup scheduled for Feb. 1 in East Lansing, followed by a rematch on Feb. 17 in Ann Arbor. Tom Izzo’s club closes out the Big Ten season at Indiana on March 7.

Indiana’s 2014-15 Big Ten men’s basketball schedule features several top-notch games, including a Feb. 3 matchup with preseason Big Ten favorite Wisconsin at the Kohl Center. The Hoosiers will take on in-state rival Purdue twice, with the first matchup on Jan. 28 in West Lafayette, and the second on Feb. 19 at home. Tom Crean’s club will close out the season on March 7 vs. Michigan State.

Matt Painter and Purdue will take on a loaded Big Ten schedule this season. Purdue will battle Minnesota (Dec. 31), Michigan (Jan. 3) and Wisconsin (Jan. 7) all in the opening week of conference play. Purdue will also square off against Michigan State on March 4 in East Lansing, before closing out the conference schedule vs. Illinois on March 7 in West Lafayette.

Iowa’s men’s basketball team will have a loaded Big Ten schedule this season. The Hawkeyes tip off the conference slate on Dec. 30 in Columbus against Ohio State. Fran McCaffery’s club will also battle preseason Big Ten favorite Wisconsin twice this season, with the first matchup on Jan. 20 in Madison, and the second on Jan. 31 in Iowa City.

Illinois will kick off the 2014-14 Big Ten season with a matchup against Michigan on Dec. 30 in Ann Arbor. The Fighting Illini will see Michigan State twice this season, with the first matchup scheduled on Feb. 7 in East Lansing, and the second on Feb. 22 at the State Farm Center. John Groce’s club will only play preseason Big Ten favorite Wisconsin once this season. That game will be on Feb. 15 in Madison, Wis.

Nebraska faces a challenging season as it eyes its second straight NCAA tourney berth. Tim Miles’ club will open up Big Ten play by welcoming Indiana to Lincoln on New Year’s Eve. Nebraska will face off against preseason Big Ten favorite Wisconsin on two separate occasions, with the first matchup on Jan. 15 in Madison, and the second on Feb. 10 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers will close out Big Ten play vs. newcomer Maryland on March. 8.

The defending Big Ten regular season champions will have their work cut out for them this season. Michigan will take on conference rival Ohio State twice, with the first game coming on Jan. 13 at Ohio State, and the second matchup on Feb. 22 in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines will also play in-state rival Michigan State twice. The Spartans will host Michigan on Feb. 1, before the Wolverines get MSU at home on Feb. 17.

The Big Ten Conference released the 2014-2015 conference schedules for women’s basketball, including Wisconsin’s schedule below. For the conference-wide schedule, including all dates and schools, click right here.